9-21-1003 - Plan of refunding to be submitted to the state director of local finance.

9-21-1003. Plan of refunding to be submitted to the state director of local finance.

(a)  Prior to the adoption by the governing body of the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue refunding bonds, a plan of refunding shall be submitted for review to the state director of local finance, who shall immediately acknowledge receipt in writing of the proposed plan of refunding. If the sole purpose of the plan of refunding is to provide cost savings to the public, a computation of projected cost savings shall also be submitted to the state director as a part of the plan of refunding. The state director may report thereon to the governing body within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the plan. After receiving a report of the state director on the plan of refunding or after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the date the plan of refunding is received by the state director, whichever date is earlier, the governing body may take such action with reference to the proposed plan of refunding as it deems advisable.

(b)  If the sole purpose of the plan of refunding is to provide cost savings to the public and if the state funding board has established guidelines with respect to such cost savings, the state director shall determine whether the plan of refunding substantially complies with the guidelines, and shall so state in the report on the plan of refunding. After receiving a report of the state director stating that the plan of refunding complies substantially with such guidelines or after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the date the plan of refunding is received by the state director, whichever date is earlier, the governing body may take such action with reference to the proposed plan of refunding as it deems advisable.

(c)  If a report of the state director states that the plan of refunding does not substantially comply with the guidelines, if any, a notice in substantially the following form shall be published prior to the sale of such bonds once in a newspaper having general circulation in the local government:

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[Acts 1986, ch. 770, § 10-3.]